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WHAT THE QUR'AN SAYS ABOUT LIARS AND THEIR METHODS
they will begin to talk with "certainty" about an event of which
they have no certain knowledge and which they have not wit-
nessed or experienced, produce obviously imaginary scenarios
to support their claims, or even resort to slander.
All of these methods are due to the person's arrogance
and concern that people might not see them as they wish to be
seen. As stated above, arrogance usually drives people into sin,
whereas the best and most noble thing for a person to do is to
admit that he is wrong as soon as he realizes it. This is the sign
of superior morality, because a person who behaves like this
first and foremost accepts what his conscience tells him and be-
haves in a way of which Allah approves while ignoring other
people's ideas and reproaches. Contrary to common belief,
such people are valued and exalted by people of intelligence
and by Allah.
In the Qur'an, Allah advises us as follows:
[Believers are] those who, when they act indecently
or wrong themselves, remember Allah and ask for-
giveness for their bad actions—and who can forgive
bad actions except Allah?—and do not knowingly
persist in what they were doing. (Surah Al `Imran,
3:135)

To deceive through "white lies:"
Perhaps you have heard people reply, when asked if they
ever lie, that they certainly do not lie, but that they see nothing
wrong with telling "white lies" when necessary.
People who do not follow the Qur'an's morality apply
rules according to their own opinion and those of the people
around them, and in such a way that their own interests are
met in all matters. For example, they admit that theft is sinful

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